we went to taiwan from 10 june to 14 june. a total of 7 adults and 2 kids.
a few months before the trip, my MIL warned us not to say anything about the trip in front of the 2 kids, especially when we are going, because she has heard horror stories of parents getting very excited about overseas trips and keep mentioning it in front of their children, then sway sway on the day of the trip, the child falls ill and the trip was cancelled.
so we were all very careful. as the day start counting down slowly to the trip, i keep praying and praying. pray that both enxuan and yuanze will be in good health.
and thank goodness, 10 june came, and off we went to the changi airport terminal 3 to take our flight to taiwan!
we took china airlines to taiwan. china airlines ironically is not from china, it is actually taiwan's national airline. i booked the tickets in december 2017, at 560 dollars per ticket. it was actually a bit more expensive as compared to the air ticket in 2016, which cost 545 dollars. i have actually been monitoring the price since november 2017, and it started off at 600+ dollars. then when it finally came down to 560, i decided to purchase it already, after permission given by darling and her family.
and then when darling's sister bought her air tickets in march 2018, it was at 500 dollars. omg damn heart pain. but then from april onwards, the price soar up to 1000 dollars. ok that made me feel a bit happier.
at china airlines, once you secured the air tickets, you can go to the website to select your seats. when i went to taiwan in 2016 with darling, i only discovered this 2 weeks before the trip. so by the time when i book my seats, we were only left with seats way at the back of the aircraft.
so this time round, i can choose the seats 6 months before the trip, and i chose very good seats that is in the middle of the aircraft, with alot of leg space, and even have room to put a baby bassinet, although yuanze is too tall for that bassinet.
for this trip, i am very thankful for darling's family, because they all help to look after yuanze. i even have a few precious hours on my own to shop around ximending, and i am very thankful for that. hence for couples who want to go on holiday with your little one, bring your parents along too, not only you can bring them for holiday and make them happy, and they can also help to take care or entertain your child. :)
ok that's it for the first post of taiwan trip, more updates coming up!
